MEMBERS LOUANN VAN DERWIELE CHAIRPERSON REV. MICHAEL MURRAY VICE-CHAIRPERSON DULCE M. FULLER SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR.
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
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MARK A. ARMITAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KAREN M. DALEY ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
SHERRY L. MIFSUD OFFICE ADMINISTRA TOR
ALLYSON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER
OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER
JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECRETARY
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESTITUTION Case No. 16-14-GA Notice Issued: April 24, 2017 Dennis H. Snyder, P 29791, Grand Blanc, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Genesee County Hearing Panel #2.
Suspension - 90 Days, Effective April 22, 2017 As alleged in the formal complaint, and established by the evidence and testimony submitted, the hearing panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct while representing a client regarding a disputed mortgage foreclosure for a residential property the client owned in Saginaw County, Michigan.
The panel found that respondent neglected a legal matter entrusted to him, in violation of MRPC 1.1 (c); failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing his client, violation of MRPC 1.3; failed to keep his client reasonably informed and failed to respond to inquiries regarding the status of the matter, in violation of MRPC 1.4(a); and failed to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions regarding the representation, in violation of MRPC 1.4(b).
The panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law be suspended for 90 days and that respondent pay restitution in the amount of $3,500. Costs were assessed in the amount of $5,379.74.
~~~ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director